tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post6091528769265626842..comments2023-08-10T03:12:36.037-07:00Comments on LKWatts Confessions: Showing Versus TellingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-28861699886768494832011-10-25T04:29:27.734-07:002011-10-25T04:29:27.734-07:00Thanks for commenting Juliet, and I'm glad you...Thanks for commenting Juliet, and I'm glad you liked the post. I do the same telling instead of showing process in the first draft and sometimes I think I'm showing when I am telling. This is why you've got to read your own work carefully :)LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-89818990344332791432011-10-24T10:22:25.480-07:002011-10-24T10:22:25.480-07:00Oh, yes! That is so true about showing not telling...Oh, yes! That is so true about showing not telling, and it's the hardest thing to do effectively. <br /><br />I find I tend to tell in the first draft, which is fine as it's me working it out in my head. When I go back, this time knowing the character so much better, that's when I find I can work on the showing part. <br /><br />Having just been through an editing process, it's strange how often I've thought I've been showing when actually a bit of telling has crept back in without me spotting it! But also having just tweaked bits like that, I can already see how much more satisfying they are. <br /><br />I think us humans love peering at everyone around us and doing a bit of people watching! In women it's called gossip, of course. I've found most 'gossip' to be as astute as they come, and working out the intricacies of what is really going on beneath the surface, motivation, character, family influence ... All the showing skills, in fact!<br /><br />Great post! <br /><br />JulietAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com